Originally Posted by
Breadfan
I like both. At the moment I am building up an old vintage steel frame into a gravel rider so I'd rather go AL for the new one. But I may have to bend a little and get mech brakes.
don’t bend
mech disk brakes will disappoint - and will be costly to upgrade
( I’m currently in the process of rebuilding / upgrading a Topstone to hydraulic brakes etc )